KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR - PRINCE'S TRUST ROCK GALA 1983
 
Artist Dire Straits
Broadcast date 18th December 1983
Recording Dominion Theatre, London, UK, 20th July 1983
Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK, 23rd July 1983
Format 2LP
Label DIR Broadcasting / ABC Rock Radio Network
Cat.no. KB 502
Tracks side A
  1. Intro by radio host
  2. Commercials
  3. Prince's Trust Rock Gala opening & speech by Prince Charles
  4. Once upon a time in the west
  5. Expresso love
  6. Commercials
Tracks side B
  1. Radio host
  2. Romeo and Juliet
  3. Love over gold
  4. Two young lovers
  5. Commercials
Tracks side C
  1. Radio host
  2. Tunnel of love
  3. Speech by Mark Knopfler
  4. Going home
  5. Commercials
  6. Outro by radio host
Additional comments King Biscuit Flower Hour radio show # 502. Pre-FM Double Vinyl (Side D is Blank). Despite it should be a recording of the Prince's Trust Rock Gala (Dominion Theatre, London UK, 20th July 1983), it becomes clear looking at the promo sheet that there is something wrong here. They speak about the Prince's Trust Rock Gala held at Hammersmith Odeon, which of course is incorrect as this is the venue where the live album Alchemy was recorded. The recording itself is very strange aswell; you can hear the speaker talk about the gala, announcing Princes Diana and Prince Chales, followed by a short speech of Prince Charles. All actual recorded from the gala. But when the music starts, it is clearly taken from Alchemy. So, a mixture of two sources here, too bad! What is remarkable, is that the short speech of Mark Knopfler just before Going home is actually taken from the Prince's Trust Rock Gala. All in all a weird recording, but at least with some actual recording from the charity gala. Issued in a plane white gatefold cover. USA edition.
 
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